Data Scientist

Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced, results oriented Data Scientist to join our team in the Bethesda, Maryland area.  You will play a critical role in shaping our client's IT enterprise architecture. Your responsibilities will span multiple areas, including strategic planning, data security, data compliance, and data integrity to enhance our customer’s data ecosystem.

 

Responsibilities Include:

• Enterprise Architecture: Contribute to the design and evolution of our client’s enterprise cloud and data architecture, ensuring interoperability, security, and alignment with business goals. Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Strategic Thinking: Develop data strategies that consider long-term implications, anticipating future needs and trends. Decompose complex problems and develop an analytic approach.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to drive data integration initiatives and foster a data-driven culture.
• Compliance: Analyze current practices to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
• Data Integrity: Analyze the current data structure, tagging, and quality standards to discover and address anomalies.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
• Proven experience as a Data Scientist, with a focus on complex data environments.
• Experience with data science tools and languages, such as Python, R, and Scala, in various data science environments.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, MS PowerBI) to deliver data analysis solutions and visualizations.
• Proficiency in data manipulation and analysis.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations and present them orally or in writing.
• Passion for staying up to date with industry trends and advancements.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science).
• Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Cloud-based data science experience.
• Experience producing executive-level products.

 

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.